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Lexicon :: Strong's H974 - bāḥan

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בָּחַן
Transliteration
bāḥan
Pronunciation
baw-khan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 230

Strong’s Definitions

בָּחַן bâchan, baw-khan'; a primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate:—examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H974 in the following manner: try (19x), prove (7x), examine (1x), tempt (1x), trial (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H974 in the following manner: try (19x), prove (7x), examine (1x), tempt (1x), trial (1x).

  1. to examine, try, prove

    1. (Qal)

      1. to examine, scrutinise

      2. to test, prove, try (of gold, persons, the heart, man of God)

    2. (Niphal) to be tried, proved

    3. (Pual) to make a trial

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּחַן bâchan, baw-khan'; a primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate:—examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
STRONGS H974: Abbreviations
† [בָּחַן] verb examine, try (compare Aramaic בְּחַן, Syriac bdb010308, try, examine; Arabic bdb010309 I. VIII. test, compare WSG 65) —
Qal Perfect suffix בְּחָנַ֫נִי Job 23:10, בָּחַנְתָּ Psalm 17:3 + 7 times; Imperfect יִבְחָ֑ן Psalm 11:5 + 5 times; Imperative suffix בְּחָנֵנִי Psalm 26:2 + 2 times; Infinitive בְּחֹן Zechariah 13:9; Participle בֹּחֵן Jeremiah 11:20 + 5 times (|| צרף, נסה); —
1. examine, scrutinize, try Psalm 11:5; Psalm 139:23; Job 7:18; אָדָם בְנֵי יִבְחֲנוּ עַפְעַפָּיו His eyelids try the children of men (search them through and through) Psalm 11:4.
2. prove, test, try.
a. with the metaphor of gold Job 23:10; וּבְחַנְתִּים כִּבְחֹן אֶתהַֿזָּהָב and I will try them as one tries gold Zechariah 13:9.
b. without metaphor, of God testing persons Psalm Zech 26:2; Zech 66:10; Zech 81:8; Jeremiah 9:6; their ways Jeremiah 6:27; the לֵב Psalm 17:3; Jeremiah 12:3; Proverbs 17:3; 1 Chronicles 29:17; reins Jeremiah 17:10; heart and reins Psalm 7:10; Jeremiah 11:20 (= Jeremiah 20:12).
c. of man testing or tempting God Psalm 95:9; Malachi 3:10, 15.
d. the ear trying words Job 12:11 = Job 34:3.
Niph. Imperfect יִבָּחֵן Job 34:36; Genesis 42:15, 16, to be tried, proved.
Pu. בֹּחַן Ezekiel 21:18 the trial has been made (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Vulgate Ges MV Ew Ke, but noun בֹּ֫חַן MT Symm HaEv.; read בְּחֵן with grace, favour, Hi Co).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

42:15; 42:16

1 Chronicles

29:17

Job

7:18; 12:11; 23:10; 23:10; 34:3; 34:36

Psalms

7:10; 11:4; 11:5; 11:5; 17:3; 17:3; 26:2; 95:9; 139:23

Proverbs

17:3

Jeremiah

6:27; 9:6; 11:20; 11:20; 12:3; 17:10; 20:12

Ezekiel

21:18

Zechariah

13:9; 13:9

Malachi

3:10; 3:15

H974

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Strong's Number H974 matches the Hebrew בָּחַן (bāḥan),
which occurs 29 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:15 - herein shall ye be manifested; by the health of Pharao, ye shall not depart hence, unless your younger brother come hither.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:16 - Send one of you, and take your brother; and go ye to prison, till your words be clear, whether ye speak the truth or not; but, if not, by the health of Pharao, verily ye are spies.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:17 - And I know, Lord, that thou art he that searches the hearts, and thou lovest righteousness. I have willingly offered all these things in simplicity of heart; and now I have seen with joy thy people here present, willingly offering to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:18 - Wilt thou visit him till the morning, and judge him till the time of rest?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:11 - For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:10 - For he knows already my way; and he has tried me as gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3 - For the ear tries words, and the mouth tastes meat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:36 - Howbeit do thou learn, Job: no longer make answer as the foolish:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:9 - (LXX 7:10) Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - (LXX 10:4) The Lord is in his holy temple, as for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: his eyes look upon the poor, his eyelids try the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:5 - (LXX 10:5) The Lord tries the righteous and the ungodly: and he that loves unrighteousness hates his own soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - (LXX 16:3) Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - (LXX 25:2) Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my reins and my heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - (LXX 65:10) For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us with fire as silver is tried.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - (LXX 80:8) Thou didst call upon me in trouble, and I delivered thee; I heard thee in the secret place of the storm: I proved thee at the water of [fn]Strife. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:9 - (LXX 94:9) where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:23 - (LXX 138:23) Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3 - As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:27 - I have caused thee to be tried among tried nations, and thou shalt know me when I have tried their way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - (LXX 9:6) Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do thus because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - O Lord, that judgest righteously, trying the reins and hearts, let me see thy vengeance taken upon them, for to thee I have declared my cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:3 - But thou, Lord, knowest me; thou hast proved my heart before thee; purify them for the day of their slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:10 - I the Lord try the hearts, and prove the reins, to give to every one according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his devices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O Lord, that provest just deeds, understanding the reins and hearts, let me see thy vengeance upon them: for to thee I have revealed my cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:13 - (LXX 21:18) and what if even the tribe be rejected? it shall not be, saith the Lord God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and I will try them as silver is tried, and I will prove them as gold is proved: they shall call upon my name, and I will hear them, and say, This is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:10 - The year is completed, and ye have brought all the produce into the storehouses; but there shall be the plunder thereof in its house: return now on this behalf, saith the Lord Almighty, see if I will not open to you the [fn]torrents of heaven, and pour out my blessing upon you, until ye are satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:15 - And now we pronounce strangers blessed; and all they who act unlawfully are built up; and they have resisted God, and yet have been delivered.
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